Archives for August 30, 2006

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Heat halts French walnut boom

By  Catherine Boal

After a recent boost in French walnut production, combined with the growing popularity of the nut among consumers, producers should be celebrating - but bad news came this week in the form of a government report indicating supply in the country has...

BioGaia's drops could lower 'preemie' infections

By  Clarisse Douaud

An Italian study found Swedish biotech BioGaia's proprietary Reuteri drops reduced the infections caused by bacteria and yeast in prematurely born infants significantly more than another probiotic used - a finding that could have implications for the...

AHPA tackles US Forest Service's "native plant" definition

By  Clarisse Douaud

In a bid to more effectively protect wild herbs used by the natural products industry, AHPA has found fault with the US Forest Service's definition of what constitutes a "native plant" and wants greater emphasis put on the necessary absence of human...

Fruit and veg juice may reduce Alzheimer's risk

By  Stephen Daniells

Drinking three glasses of fruit or vegetable juice a week could cut the risk of Alzheimer's disease by a whopping 75 per cent, according to a population based study from the US.

Vitamin D supplements for Asian kids, say researchers

By  Stephen Daniells

British kids of Asian origin are eight times more likely than their white counterparts to be vitamin D deficient, says a new study that is leading calls for vitamin D supplementation for this at-risk group.